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Application deadline: 22-10-2013

Training & Communication Intern to Global Platform Kenya
ActionAid Denmark seeks a dedicated and innovative Training & Communication Intern to Global Platform Mt. Kenya. The Intern will be working in a local development setting with a global development outlook About Global Platform Mt. Kenya and the Team 

Global Platform Mt. Kenya provides innovative trainings for young people – from the Global North, from East African countries and from the local area – who wish to take positive action in their societies. We are determined to provide youth with knowledge, skills and attitudes to be active global citizens with the ability to reduce social and economic inequality in the world! 

At present time, three main courses are being conducted at the Global Platform. One is for Global Volunteers (aged 19-24), who are undertaking a one month course before volunteering in different parts of Africa. A similar course with the duration of one week is held for Global Interns who are interning at different institutions in East Africa. Lastly, a four month Global Citizen Course for Danish and African youth is held twice a year. In 2014 we are launching some new interesting courses including Global Health Study trips, and tool box courses for ActionAid as well as local youth and activists. Alongside these courses a range of activities targeting local youths are carried out such as Youth Forums, Coffee Bars, Training of Facilitators and cooperation with ActionAid’s youth network Activista Mt. Kenya. 

Your closest colleagues will be 8 Danish and Kenyan trainers and a Global Platform Manager. You will be supervised by one of the trainers and the Global Platform Manager.
For more information about Global Platform Mt. Kenya visit our website: http://www.globalplatforms.org/mt-kenya

The Learning Responsibilities and Tasks

• As an intern, you will get responsibilities and tasks within both training and communication. 

Training
You will be joining an innovative and dynamic team of trainers, and you will take part in the daily work of the team at the platform as well as the extra curriculum activities that the participants take part in outside of the platform. You will get to work across different teams and different courses, and thus get the chance to train many different groups of participants.


Professional qualifications: 

• Training & Facilitation: Experience with participatory education and knowledge of group development. Experience with training youth with different backgrounds, preferably with a social change mindset. 
• Communication & PR: Good communication skills, a talent for writing in a catching and innovative language, and a sense of matching target group with communication style and content. 
• Social Media: Experience with use of social media, and possibly websites and film. 
• Regional Knowledge: Regional knowledge of the cultures, religions, politics and issues confronting young people in developing countries, and especially eastern Africa is a great advantage. 
• Social Change: A personal drive for social change is also an asset, and previous engagement in volunteerism, activism, democratic movements or political mobilisation is highly valued. 
• Language: English is the Global Platform’s and ActionAid’s common language, why fluency in both spoken and written English skills is a requirement. 
• Education: You are enrolled in a relevant academic education and want to teach others about the knowledge you have gained from such education. 

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